More than once officials threatened to close down the company.

This is not the first time that officials have threatened to move the annual pageant.

This month, Austrian officials threatened to use their veto to block any sort of progress.

Japanese officials will threaten intervention, as they did on Friday.

Citizens and elected officials threatened legal action to block the development.

Indian officials have threatened to take military action if Pakistan does not satisfy their demands.

European officials have threatened to take Poland to court for blocking the deal.

At one point, officials threatened to clear the auditorium if order could not be preserved.

Municipal workers say officials have threatened to discharge anyone who talks about it.

If the parents refused, officials threatened that they would receive nothing.